The Indian Telecom Equipment
Manufacturers Association (TEMA), in a letter to the Indian Prime
Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday, asked for a level playing field for
the home grown telecom equipment manufactures.
While appreciating the government’s
resolve to support the Indian telecom equipment manufactures in terms of
rightful share in the telecom network business, the TEMA communication
highlighted the lack of implementation strategy on part of the
government.
Besides creating a level playing field
for the Indian Telecom Manufacturers, TEMA has suggested the adoption of
the following six points which would create further impetus to the
Indian telecom story.
- Identification of clear milestones and implementation plans for the telecom manufacturing sector
- Set up a ‘Nodal Expert Council’ for monitoring the implementation of NTP2011
- Preferential treatment to be mandated for ‘Indian Products’
- Introduction of R&D Cess on all licensed Telecom Service Providers and incentives for service providers by granting reduced contribution on meeting targets of purchasing “Indian Products
- Compliance to national standards and certification of all telecom equipments by TEC before induction in the Indian telecom network
- Remodeling the tax structure so as to dispense with the financial disadvantage for home grown telecom equipment manufacturer
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